Life, 1915-06-17 · page 15 of 52
Life — June 17, 1915 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon:** Titled "A Future Administration," this depicts a President presenting the "Diplomatic Corps" to "The First Gentleman of the Land." The satire appears to mock a hypothetical future administration where women hold diplomatic positions—a radical notion for the era. The "First Gentleman" (husband of a female President) is presented to official dignitaries, inverting traditional gender roles in government. The joke's impact relies on readers finding female political leadership absurd. **Bottom Image:** Captioned "It Might Make Daddy's Hair Grow, Too," this appears to be a domestic humor photograph or illustration, likely commenting on a contemporary product claim or advertisement, though context remains unclear from this page alone.
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A FUTURE ADMINISTRATION THE PRESIDENT PRESENTS THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO “THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF THE LAND” The General Public “Vox populi, vox Dei” would seem to indicate that the Tre General Public is an elusive phenomenon of ex- General Public talks a great deal, but it never seems to ceeding importance. It is interested in everything, say the same thing to two different persons. but in a thoroughly disinterested manner. It has a great Ellis O. Jones. many axes, but does not wish to grind them, It is nothing in particular, but it is everything in general, hence the name. It is neither a capitalist nor a laborer; neither a tradesman nor a professional man; neither a tramp nor a millionaire; neither a Socialist nor an Anarchist nor a Democrat nor a Republican nor a politician of any kind; neither a patrician nor a plebeian. It is always the soul of justice, righteousness, unselfishness, wisdom and everything that’s good, eschewing all things bad with great consistency and shrewdness. The General Public is very easy to get along with, be- cause, while it is supposed to have a great diversity of opinions, it does not promulgate them obtrusively. That is to say, it has no official spokesman, does not advertise and maintains no press bureau. Editorial writers, therefore, find it quite safe to attribute the most fantastic idi syncrasies to the General Public without fear of being called to account except by some other editorial writer who is no more reliable. “IT MIGHT MAKE bAbby's HAIR Grow, TOO” comicbooks.com